Sabaton – The First Soldier (Guitar)

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[Intro] B5 B5 B5 B5 F# E5 B5 B5 B5 A C#5 F# B5 [Verse 1]
  B5
Before the war, he wanted more
And ran away from home
    G#m            E5                  F#
The War to End All Wars had called his name

   B5                F#
Outcast, an unlikely soldier

       G#m          E5  D#5
Barely worth his uniform

 C#5          B5              F#
Emerging as a devil dressed in blue
[Pre-Chorus]
E5                F#
Being the lone survivor

        D#5          G#m
At the trenches in Alsace

C#5 D#5 A#5   B5  F#5
One man holds the line
[Chorus]
         B5
From the south to the front to the battlefield
From a farm to a hero of France
           B5
Served his country courageous and fearless

      F#        E5         B5
As he halts the Kaiser’s advance

         B5
From the south to the front into no man’s land
From a farm to the end of the road
       B5
Son of France he is the first on the frontline

       A
Coming home!

       C#5            F#       B5
Coming home, let his story be known
[Verse 2]
B5
Glorious, victorious
Protector of the tomb
G#m             E5               F#
Memories of his deeds, the cross of war

         B5       F#
He’s a decorated soldier,

         G#m             E5  D#5
He’s the pride of the uniform

 C#5            B5          F#
Echoes from the past his story told
[Pre-Chorus]
E5              F#
Lined up for execution

  D#5               G#m
Saved his captain’s life

C#5 D#5 A#5   B5  F#5
One man holds the line!
[Chorus]
         B5
From the south to the front to the battlefield
From a farm to a hero of France
           B5
Served his country courageous and fearless

      F#        E5         B5
As he halts the Kaiser’s advance

         B5
From the south to the front into no man’s land
From a farm to the end of the road
       B5
Son of France he is the first on the frontline

       A
Coming home!

       C#5            F#       B5
Coming home, let his story be known
[Solo] B5 B5 B5 A E5 B5 B5 A G#m A E5 B5 D5 D5 D5 E5 F5 G D5 C#5 B5 G F# Em D5 C#5 E5 A G Bb C5 D5 C#5 B5 A F# E5 [Chorus]
         B5
From the south to the front to the battlefield
From a farm to a hero of France
           B5
Served his country courageous and fearless

      F#        E5         B5
As he halts the Kaiser’s advance

         B5
From the south to the front into no man’s land
From a farm to the end of the road
       B5
Son of France he is the first on the frontline

       A
Coming home!

       C#5  F#
Coming home..

         B5
From the south to the front to the battlefield
From a farm to a hero of France
           B5
Served his country courageous and fearless

      F#        E5         B5
As he halts the Kaiser’s advance

         B5
From the south to the front into no man’s land
From a farm to the end of the road
       B5
Son of France he is the first on the frontline

       A
Coming home!

       C#5            F#       B5
Coming home, let his story be known